A group of community leaders is meeting to plan for the upcoming hurricane season. The leader reminds the group that the general intent of disaster preparedness is to:
1. Limit the morbidity and mortality that results from a disaster.
2. Decrease the cost of the disaster to the community.
3. Prepare the community for the impending effects.
4. Increase public awareness of the potential for the disaster.
Answer: 1
Explanation: 1. The general intent of disaster preparedness is to limit the morbidity and mortality that results from a disaster. Decreasing the cost, preparing the community, and increasing public awareness are not the best descriptions of the general intent of disaster preparedness.
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